Leuchtpistole AC43 Zinc with WaA and Police Proof Stamp!

[bergler]

Howard, this is the documentation that I wrote about in the flare pistol article I published in AutoMag ten years or so ago. The documentation consisted of the Order Police weapons training manuals as well as photo copies of police orders found in the National Archives. Martin, the Z pistol was officially issued and used by police troopers in combat. As I write above, I believe the police issued weapons would have contained the normal E/L or E/F that late in the war.

But the special purpose proof ( Martin, what is the word auf deutsch) would have sufficed for the RSHA. Martin, is your Fliegerleuchtpistol L also marked with LW acceptance?

"Between 1941 and 1943, police units were schooled in the use of the W.Gr.Patrone , a grenade cartridge designed to be used with the Leuchtpistole (flare pistol). However, the additional of the shoulder stock affixed by claw mount behind the hammer was deemed necessary because of heavy recoil.¹ The introduction of the Kampf Pistole (combat pistol) also known as the Z-Pistole found favor with police units which often found themselves in defensive positions. Extracts of police correspondence from the RFSS records at the National Archives indicate the supply of the Kampfpistole to SS-Police Regiments 2, 10, 11, and 13 on the eastern front in January 1944. Supplies for each pistol included both explosive and smoke rounds, as well as one cartridge case. The twenty-six Kampfpistolen issued to each company of certain batallions in the regiments were to be used for close combat and sudden enemy break-throughs. Supplies came from the main arsenal in Berlin.¹<o></o><o></o><o></o><o></o>

Hi Joe,

ther german wording is `Prüfzeichen für Handfeuerwaffen für besondere Zwecke`, proof stamp for handguns for special purpose. And the Fliegerleuchtpistole has a LW proof stamp.

Hope that helps, regards,
Martin

[JoeW]

Martin, that is a perfect translation. Wirnsberger lists that stubby eagle as the proof for a Flobertsgewehr.